Automobile-lock.



T. J. KEHOE.

AUTOMOBILE LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1913.

L16f781. Patented Feb. 2,1915.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known tiat I, THGMAS J. Knees, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Automobile-Lock; and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to automobile locks, and more particularly to that class oi locks which are carried by or associated with the control-lever guide to lock the lever against shifting movements relative thereto,

' The object of my invention is the provision of unimproved lock of this character, which is simple and iiexpensive to manufacture, light and durable in its construction, and easily and quickly operable to lockthe control-lever oif an automobile or the like, against movements relative to its'guideor to release the same, whereby to enhance the practicability and connnercial value thereof.

The invention is fully described. in "be following specifi ation, and while, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the scco1npanying drawings, in which,

Figures 1 end2 are top plan views of a control mechanism equipped with my invention, with the lock in diiierent positions and the levers in section, and Fig 3 is a perspective elevation of suchrnechanism, with the lock in full open position and. portion thereof broken away.

. Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the customary controtleuer guide oi automobile, and the control-lever, which is inovabl'e in such guide, The guide 1, in the present instance, is provided with an l-l-iorin of guide-slot, or, in other words has two parallel slots at and 6 extending lengthwise of the throw ofthe lever, which slots are connected intermediate their ends, as at c in which opening the control-lever stands when in neutral position This form of slot is illustrated, as it i more universally used. than others but it is to be derstoo'd that the invention is not specification of Xetters Eatent.

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to u e in connection with any particular term of guide slot, as it is intended for use in any connection for which it may-be adapted or appropriate. The shifting movements of the control-lever within the guide slot are well understood in the art, and therefore need not be describcd.- I

The lock embodying my invention comprises the lined member 3, which is rigidly secured to one side of the guide 1 by screws, or in any other suitable manner and is provided at its upper edge with an outwardlyturned horizontallydisposed flange 4: having s lock-bolt receiving opening 5 therein near one or" its ends. The movable member 6 of the lock has its body portion preferably disposed in upright or substantially parallel position relative to the member 3 is provided at its upper edge with a horizontally-projecting flange '1' which is adapted to lap overthe flange l of the fixed member 3 and is pivoted at one end to the end portion of the flange 4 opposed to that in which the opening 5 isdi'sposed, as at 8, to enable tne member 6sto have horizontal swinging movements relative to the guide 1. lock 9,, preferably of the snap bolt type is fixedly carried by the body portion the member 6 atits inner side in position for its bolt 10 to engage within the opening 5 of the flange iwhen the meinber b is thrown into control-lever locking position, as shown in Fig. 2.

The flange or control-lever engaging portion '3 of themember 6 is of sufiicient width near its outer or swinging end to enable it, when in locked position, to project over the slotted portion or" the guide, and such broadened portion is provided in its inner side wit a lever receiving notch 11,- The notch 11 is properly positioned to adapt it to receive the control-lever when in neutral or inoperative position, and when the member "3 is in its locked position, and cooperates with the end walls hi the neutral opening a to prevent a movement of the lever from such position. The inner or narrowed end portion of the flange 7 is preferably tapered from adjacent to its pivot to the inner side of the notch ll, as at 12, to coact with the control lever to place the notch 11 in ileverreceiving position when the lever is being moved in the slots, toward the open endi-oi' the note orovided the flange 7 stands too .1 over e aid for its slot 11 to stand I lever. AS the lever, I

when Working in the slot a, m'oves into the notch 11 it coacts with the outer side wall of such notch to -swing the member 6 to.-

effects a positive movement of the member 6 to locking position, the bolt 10 being sprung into engagement with the opening 5 by such movement.

it is thus evident that I have provided a simple and eflicient form-of lock, which is preferably attached in a permanent manner to the guide and is adapted to stand in inoperative'position when not in use, and to be swung or moved. to lever locking position when it is desired to lock thelever 1n inoperative position, and which is also adapted to have the final locking movements of the lever engaging part thereof actuated by movements of the lever.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims. Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, i-s,-

v 1. The combination with a slotted guide for a control-lever, of a lever locking member pivotally connected to said guide for horizontal swinging movements relative thereto and having a portion for swinging over-the guide provided with a notch for receiving the control lever whereby said member cooperates with the guide to retain the lever in neutral position, and means for looking the member in lever holding position. 2. The combination with a guide for a control lever, said guide having connected slots in which a lever may work, of a member hinged to a side of the guide for horizontal swinging movements relative thereto and provided with a notched portion adapted to be swung over the guide into position to receive and lock a lever in neutral position relative, to the guide, and means having cooperating parts carried by said member and guide for securing the member in lever locking position.

The combination with a lever guide of the class described, ofa member which is L-shape in cross-section hinged to said guide for horizontal swinging movements relative thereto, one portion thereof being adapted therewith to retain an associated lever in guide, and -means carried by said down- Y to project over the guide and to cooperate zneut'ra l position and another portion of the .member extending down at a sideof the wardly extending portion for cooperating I w1th a portion of the guide to lock the memwith portions of the guide to retain a lever in a predetermined position relative to the guide, andlocking means carried by one of said parts and member and cooperating with the other thereof to retain the member in lever locking position.

5. The combination with a'control lever guide having a plurality of connected lever guiding slots therein, of an L-shaped part fixed to a side of said guide and having one flange thereof projecting outwardly from the guide, and an L-shaped member pivoted at one end of one flange to the outwardlyprojecting flange of said part and having a hooked portion at the opposite end portion of the pivoted flange for swinging overthe guide and into locking engagement with a lever to cooperate with the guide to secure the lever in neutral position, and a lock carried by the other flange of said member and adapted to coact with a portion of the outwardly projecting flange of said part to retain said member in lever locking position.

'In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification 1n the presence of two subscriblng witnesses.

THOMAS J. KEHOE.

Witnesses C. \V. OWEN, E. E. THOMAS. 

